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http://www.businessinsider.com/blackhawks-veteran-marian-hossa-has-allergic-reaction-to-equipment-2017-6Blackhawks veteran might have to give up hockey because of an allergic reaction to his equipmenthttp://www.businessinsider.com/blackhawks-veteran-marian-hossa-has-allergic-reaction-to-equipment-2017-6
Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:42:13 -0400Tyler Lauletta
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/594c0970d084cc163f8b45af-923/hossa1.jpg" alt="Hossa1" data-mce-source="Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images" /></p><p>Chicago Blackhawks veteran Marian Hossa will not play during&nbsp;the 2017-18 NHL season due to a skin condition he suffers from and the side effects of the medication he takes to treat it.</p>
<p>The skin condition is reportedly being <a href="http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/19695482/marian-hossa-chicago-blackhawks-miss-2017-18-season-skin-disorder" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">caused by an allergic reaction to his hockey equipment</a>.</p>
<p><span>"Over the course of the last few years, under the supervision of the Blackhawks medical staff, I have been privately undergoing treatment for a progressive skin disorder and the side effects of the medications involved to treat the disorder,"&nbsp;</span><span>Hossa <a href="https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/medical-update-on-marian-hossa/c-290029810" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said in a statement</a>. </span></p>
<p><span>"Due to the severe side effects associated with those medications, playing hockey is not possible for me during the upcoming 2017-18 season." Hossa continued, "</span><span>While I am disappointed that I will not be able to play, I have to consider the severity of my condition and how the treatments have impacted my life both on and off the ice."</span></p>
<p><span>The decision was supported by Blackhawks team&nbsp;physician Dr. Michael Terry, who gave a statement of his own.</span></p>
<p><span>"</span>Because of the dramatic nature of the medications required and their decreasing effectiveness, we strongly support his decision not to play during the 2017-18 season," Terry said. "We feel in the most certain terms this is the appropriate approach for Marian in order to keep him functional and healthy in the short term and throughout his life."</p>
<p>While the 38-year-old still has four years remaining on his contract with the Blackhawks, between&nbsp;the severity of the condition and necessity of its treatment, it's possible that Hossa&nbsp;has laced up his skates for the final time.</p>
<p>Drafted in 1997, Hossa has already put in a career performance worthy of the Hall of Fame. Between 2008-10 he played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three separate teams, finally winning the Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010, and winning it two more times with Chicago after that.</p>
<p>Hossa has amassed<span>&nbsp;525 goals and 609 assists for 1,134 points over the course of his career, and has spent time playing in Ottawa, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicago.</span></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-edmontons-connor-mcdavid-wins-first-hart-trophy-as-nhl-mvp-2017-6" >Edmonton's Connor McDavid wins first Hart Trophy as NHL MVP</a></strong></p>
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:45:48 -0400Scott Davis
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<p>Nahsville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne made one of the best saves of the NHL playoffs on Monday to prevent a wild goal against the Chicago Blackhawks.</p>
<p>During the first period, the Predators had the puck in the Blackhawks' zone on a power play. Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Odyua cleared the puck, smacking it down the ice and against the boards.</p>
<p>However, as the puck hit the boards, it took a wild bounce and was redirected right toward the Predators' net. Rinne was outside of the net, anticipating collecting the puck from behind the net, and had to dive back, reaching his stick in front of the net to prevent the goal.</p>
<p>Incredible.</p>
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<p>The replay and slo-mo from the announcers shows just how close the Predators came to giving up a wacky goal.</p>
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<p>The Predators eventually won the game 3-2 to move to 3-0 in the series. Rinne's save helped the Predators take a commanding lead.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/predators-pekka-rinne-diving-save-blackhawks-2017-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tiger-woods-makes-spends-his-money-golf-millions-2016-2">How Tiger Woods makes and spends his millions</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/opening-bell-in-sports-april-3-2017-4The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about todayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/opening-bell-in-sports-april-3-2017-4
Mon, 03 Apr 2017 07:30:00 -0400Cork Gaines
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<p>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Monday:</p>
<p><strong>The Lexi Thompson penalties</strong>. The LPGA held golf's first major of the year this weekend at the ANA Inspiration (née Dinah Shore), and it ended in heartbreaking fashion. Thompson was seemingly cruising to her second major with a 3-stroke lead with six holes to go. But as she was walking off the green after bogeying a hole, she was told she was being assessed two penalties for a combined 4 strokes. The penalties came after a viewer on television emailed the LPGA about a rules violation on the 17th hole the day before. It turns out Thompson had misplaced a marked ball on a short putt. That was one penalty. She was also penalized for submitting an incorrect scorecard for the third round. She fought back to force a playoff, but she lost on the first hole. Unreal (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/lexi-thompson-ana-inspiration-lpga-major-penalty-2017-4" target="_blank">read more here</a>).</p>
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<p><strong>The Undertaker's loss</strong>. The 52-year-old Undertaker may have fought his final match when he was pinned by Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33. After the match the crowd chanted "Thank-you Taker," as he left his iconic black coat and hat in the center of the ring before leaving.</p>
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<p><strong>The Panik assist from inside the net</strong>. Early in the second period of the Bruins' 3-2 win, Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks scored, but only after receiving an unusual assist. His first shot was blocked by his own teammate, Richard Panik, who was laying on the ice in the net. The puck bounced back to Panarin, who then shot again and scored, giving Panik the most unusual assist.</p>
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<p><strong>The first-home-run-of-the-baseball-season bonus</strong>. Baseball returned with three games Sunday. The first was the Tampa Bay Rays' 7-3 win over the New York Yankees, and the first home run came from Evan Longoria.</p>
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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:29:58 -0500Jonathan Garber
<p>Usually, instant replay reviews are quick and easy. But not last night in Minnesota.</p>
<p>In a big matchup between two of the best teams in the NHL, the Minnesota Wild trailed the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in the second period when Zach Parise lifted a shot over Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, appearing to tie the game. However, the Blackhawks challenged the play, arguing that Parise was offsides before putting the puck in the net. </p>
<p>Here's a look at what the Blackhawks were challenging:</p>
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<p>Parise was clearly in the Blackhawks' zone before the puck entered, meaning that he was offside and that the goal shouldn't have counted. </p>
<p>However, the NHL's replay war room in Toronto saw otherwise. After a lengthy review of <a href="https://twitter.com/Russostrib/status/829520029632839680">more than six minutes</a>, the referee announced the replay was "inconclusive" and awarded the goal to Parise. </p>
<p>It appears that the NHL's argument is that you cannot tell the exact moment the puck hits Charlie Coyle's stick.</p>
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<p>The Blackhawks would go on to win the game 4 to 3 on a Jonathan Toews goal in overtime.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/charles-oakley-ejected-from-knicks-game-james-dolan-2017-2" >Knicks legend Charles Oakley got into an ugly altercation during game after reportedly going after owner James Dolan</a></strong></p>
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Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0400Cork Gaines
<p><span>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Tuesday.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>The Blackhawks lose Game 7 by millimeters. </strong>The Blues won Game 7 of their opening-round series when Troy Brouwer scored the g0-ahead goal in the third period on a putback after his first shot hit the post. But while that post was kind, the others were not. With 3 1/2 minutes to go, Chicago had a great chance to even the game up when Brent Seabrook's shot got past Brian Elliott, hit one post, traveled along the goal line, and then hit the second post before rolling away. If the puck hits either post at a slightly different angle, the game is probably going to overtime. Instead, the Blackhawks are going home.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>It was the best of times and worst of times for Russell Westbrook.</strong> Before Monday night's Thunder-Mavericks game, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-durant-calls-mark-cuban-an-idiot-2016-4" target="_blank">Mavs owner Mark Cuban said Westbrook was not a superstar</a>. Westbrook responded with 36 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists in Oklahoma City's 118-104 series-clinching win. But toward the end Westbrook was trying to run out the clock when the ball got loose. While Westbrook was on the ground, rookie Justin Anderson came flying in with a forearm to Westbrook's face. Was it intentional? Only Anderson knows. But it is clear that the move was at the very least an intentional attempt to move Westbrook from being able to grab the ball. The NBA will certainly be taking a look at this play.</span></p>
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<p><span><span><strong>Tyler Collins did a very bad thing. </strong><span>In the sixth inning against the A's, Tigers center fielder Tyler Collins lost a fly ball in the lights. Left fielder Justin Upton then lost the ball on the ground, and the batter ended up at third base. Some frustrated Tigers fans booed the play. That didn't sit well with Collins, who was then shown giving the fans the middle finger. Probably not the best thing to do to your own paying fans.</span></span></span></p>
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Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0400Cork Gaines
<p><span>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Friday.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Patrick Kane saves the Blackhawks season in double-OT. </strong>The Blackhawks were trailing 3-1 in the series and were tied 3-3 with the Blues in the third minute of double-overtime. That's when Kane appeared to skate circles around everybody else, going around the net and punching home the season-saving game winner.</span></p>
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<p class="embed-spacer"><span><span><strong>Several good and weird things happened here. </strong><span>The Houston Rockets beat the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors when James Harden hit a go-ahead shot with 2.7 seconds left. But then weird happened, several times. Harden didn't want to celebrate, shoving a teammate away. Only one player on the Rockets bench reacted at all to the made shot as the others didn't seem to care. Then Draymond Green, who had a season that would have been MVP-worthy in other years, forgot to catch the inbounds pass and the ball went out of bounds as he was setting up to take the game-winning shot. Finally, in an attempt to pick up a foul and extend the game, Green literally tackled Michael Beasley.</span></span></span></p>
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Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:49:40 -0400Cork Gaines
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5717eb2f52bcd021008bde64-1200-900/ap_16111720053549.jpg" alt="AP_16111720053549" data-mce-source="Carrie Antlfinger/AP"></p><p>The Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw has been suspended one game by the NHL and fined $5,000 for using a gay slur during their Game 4 loss to the St. Louis Blues in the opening round of the playoffs.</p>
<p><span>After being penalized for interference in the third period, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackhawks-andrew-shaw-appears-to-use-gay-slur-2016-4" target="_blank">Shaw appears to yell, "f*** you, you f****** f*****," at somebody not seen on the screen</a>. A few moments later, Shaw appeared to yell something similar while sitting in the penalty box.</span></p>
<p><span>After the game, Shaw indicated that he was upset at the call but said he didn't know what he said during the moments in question.</span></p>
<p><span>However, on Wednesday, Shaw apologized for actions (<a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisKuc/status/722842601024409600" target="_blank">via Chris Kuc of Chicago Tribune</a>):</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>"</span>I am sincerely sorry for the insensitive remarks that I made last night while in the penalty box," Shaw said in a statement released by the Blackhawks. When I got home and saw the video, it was evident that what I did was wrong, no matter the circumstances. I apologize to many people, including the gay and lesbian community, the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Blackhawks fans and anyone else I may have offended. I know my words were hurtful and I will learn from my mistake."</p>
<p><span>Here is Shaw in the penalty box, the moment that has drawn the most interest and criticism.</span></p>
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<p><span>Shaw met with the media and said he had let his emotion get the best of him.</span></p>
<p><span>"It was hard to see," <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-andrew-shaw-discipline-homophobic-slur-20160419-story.html" target="_blank">Shaw told the media</a>. "Emotions got the best of me and I didn’t get any sleep (Tuesday night). It was tough on me. You know, I’m upset with myself, obviously ... I do. I mean, I get it. It’s a hurtful word. It’s 2016 now. It’s time that everyone is treated equally. It’s a hurtful word, I know that. I’m sorry and I want to apologize."</span></p>
<p><span>In announcing the suspension, Colin Campbell, the NHL's senior executive vice president of hockey operations, noted that "the emotion of the moment" is no excuse for what Shaw said.</span></p>
<p><span>"While Mr. Shaw was apologetic and remorseful for both the offensive comments and the inappropriate gesture directed at the on-ice officials, he must be held accountable for his actions," said Campbell. "The emotion of the moment cannot and will not be a mitigating factor for the conduct that is expected of an NHL player."</span></p>
<p><span>Immediately after the game, <span>The You Can Play Project — a group that aims to ensure equality for all athletes regardless of sexual orientation — <a href="https://twitter.com/YouCanPlayTeam/status/722653343118725120" target="_blank">tweeted about Shaw's comments</a>, saying, "we will be reaching out to the NHL immediately to assist in an appropriate response."</span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-shaw-apologizes-for-gay-slur-suspended-nhl-2016-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hulk-hogan-will-make-a-wwe-comeback-2018-jim-ross-vince-mcmahon-wrestlemania-gawker-2017-12">JIM ROSS: Hulk Hogan will make a huge comeback to the WWE in 2018 — here's why</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/opening-bell-in-sports-april-20-2016-4The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about todayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/opening-bell-in-sports-april-20-2016-4
Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0400Cork Gaines
<p><span>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Wednesday.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>It was a rough night for the Rangers. </strong>There were three or four plays we could have picked from the Rangers 3-1 loss to the Penguins in Game 3 of their opening-round series, including the Rangers goal that was waved off because of an offsides call that was offsides by millimeters. But the big story was the complete breakdown in the Rangers' defense, including this Keystone Kops moment in the third period for Matt Cullen's goal that proved to be the game-winner.</span></p>
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<p class="embed-spacer"><span><strong>It was also just one of those nights for the Blackhawks. </strong>The Blues beat the Blackhawks 4-3 to take a huge 3-1 series lead, and at this point, the Blues just seem to be in the Blackhawks' head. This includes Corey Crawford. It is pretty rare to see a goalie initiate a fight while the play is still going, and it is unheard of in the playoffs. And yet that is exactly what happened when Robbi Fabri ran into Crawford and Crawford wasn't having it. Amazingly, after the resulting scrum, the Blues ended up with three players in the penalty box, and the Blackhawks had just two and picked up a power play.</span></p>
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Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:39:00 -0500John Wawrow
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/56e095dc5124c9b4148b4570-800/ap-nhl-concludes-rape-allegation-unfounded-against-patrick-kane.jpg" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2016, file photo, Patrick Kane (88), of the Chicago Blackhawks, plays during an NHL hockey All-Star semifinal in Nashville, Tenn. Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane won&rsquo;t face NHL disciplinary action after the league ruled that a rape allegation made against the player last offseason was unfounded. &nbsp;The league announced Wednesday, March 9, 2016, it reached its finding after completing an independent review of the allegations, which included a face-to-face meeting between Kane and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, which took place in New York on Monday. . (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)" border="0" /></p><p>BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) &mdash; The NHL ruled that an offseason rape allegation made against Patrick Kane was unfounded in determining that the Chicago Blackhawks star forward will not face any league disciplinary action.</p>
<p>The decision was issued on Wednesday, when the league issued a one-paragraph statement announcing it had completed its independent review of the allegations against Kane. The final step of the investigation occurred on Monday, when Kane met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in New York.</p>
<p>"Based on its review, including the determination made by the Erie County District Attorney not to pursue charges, the NHL has concluded that the allegations made against Kane were unfounded," the NHL announced. "The league considers the matter closed and will have no further comment."</p>
<p>In November, following a three-month investigation, Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita ruled against pursuing charges against Kane by citing a lack of credible evidence in a case he found "rife with reasonable doubt." The accuser also signed an affidavit saying she did not want to press charges, prosecutors said.</p>
<p>The investigation began in August, when Kane was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s at his offseason home outside of Buffalo, New York.</p>
<p>Kane was selected by Chicago with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, and last season he helped the Blackhawks win their third Stanley Cup championship in six years.</p>
<p>In 67 games this season, Kane leads the NHL with 89 points and his 38 goals rank second.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-nhl-concludes-rape-allegation-unfounded-against-patrick-kane-2016-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-offseason-moves-stanley-cup-contention-2016-2The Chicago Blackhawks made 2 huge offseason moves that have them contending for their 4th Stanley Cup in 7 yearshttp://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-offseason-moves-stanley-cup-contention-2016-2
Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:03:00 -0500Jonathan Garber
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56c881f86e97c627008b888c-2902-2176/ap_547297198620.jpg" alt="Amisinov and Panarin" data-mce-source="AP/Kamil Krzaczynski" data-mce-caption="Chicago Blackhawks left wing Artemi Panarin, right, celebrates after scoring an empty-net goal on a assist from Patrick Kane, center, as center Artem Anisimov (15) joins them during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets." data-link="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZIZ1CPF5&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1375&amp;RH=850"></p><p>Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman was forced to make some difficult decisions this past offseason.</p>
<p>His team had just won its third Stanley Cup in the last six years, and he was faced with the daunting task of another rebuild in the National Hockey League's salary-cap era. </p>
<p>But there were two moves that Bowman made that have the Blackhawks contending for their fourth Stanley Cup in the last seven years: the <a href="http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=766029">signing of Russian winger Artemi Panarin</a> and the <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/blackhawks-shock-everyone-trade-saad-to-blue-jackets-for-package-including-anisimov-dano/">trade for Artem Anisimov</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2351174-potential-solutions-to-the-chicago-blackhawks-impending-salary-cap-crisis">Expectations</a> were for the NHL's salary cap to increase to over $75 million in the 2015-2016 season, from $69 million the prior season.</p>
<p>However, the weakness of the Canadian dollar weighed on league revenue, and the <a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-nhlpa-sets-2015-16-salary-cap-at-71-4m/">salary cap was set at $71.4 million</a>. This meant even less wiggle room for Bowman, who was already facing major cap constraints as superstars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each created <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nhl-highest-paid-players-2015-10">$10.5 million hits against the cap</a>, the highest in the NHL. </p>
<p>Bowman let second-line defenseman Johnny Oduya and centermen Brad Richards and Antoine Vermette walk via free agency. He also traded prolific goal-scorer Patrick Sharp to the Dallas Stars. These four moves alone shed $15.25 million in 2015-2016 salary. </p>
<p>Technically, Panarin was signed on April 29, but he didn't make his Blackhawks debut until the 2015-2016 season. Bowman was able to pluck Panarin from <span>SKA St. Petersburg of Russia's KHL with a two-year deal at <span>$3,387,500 a season. Panarin has been nothing short of spectacular in his rookie campaign, amassing 22 goals and 35 assists in his first 59 career NHL games. He leads all rookies in points, goals, and assists.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>On Wednesday night, he netted the first hat trick of his career (three goals in a game) while <a href="http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400815719">leading the Blackhawks to a 5-3 win over the the New York Rangers</a> in Madison Square Garden. </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>After the contest, Blackhawks Head Coach Joel <span>Quenneville told reporters, "<span>He's been great for us ... t<span>he consistency, the contribution to that line, the power play, the puck-possession game, the offense from Day 1. He's been fun to watch. He's enjoying himself here."</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="embed-spacer">The other big offseason move for the Blackhawks was the trade that sent impending free agent Brandon Saad to the Columbus Blue Jackets for centerman Artem Anisimov, who was also set to become a free agent. While Saad signed a six-year deal for $6 million a season, <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25230123/report-blackhawks-sign-artem-anisimov-to-5-year-2275-million-deal">the Blackhawks inked Anisimov to a five-year, $22.75 million contract</a>.</p>
<p class="embed-spacer">Anisimov has found himself skating between Kane and Panarin, creating one of the most intimidating lines in the NHL. In 60 games with the Blackhawks, Anisimov has managed 18 goals and 15 assists. His 33 points are good for sixth in scoring on the Blackhawks, who are the <a href="http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics/team/_/stat/scoring/year/2016/seasontype/2">sixth-highest scoring team in the league</a>.</p>
<p class="embed-spacer">"He’s been a very big part of our team this year," <a href="http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=941855">Coach </a><span><a href="http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=941855">Quenneville said of Anisimov</a> following the Blackhawks 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars on February 6.</span> "Everybody does something a little bit something different, but Artie [Anisimov] playing on the penalty kill, and taking face-offs, and on the power play, and making that line go. He's been terrific in a lot of ways."</p>
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<p class="embed-spacer">Both Panarin and Anisimov have been integral in the success of Kane, who <a href="http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics">leads the NHL in points</a> (83) and could become the first American-born player in the league's history to win the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the most valuable player during the regular season.</p>
<p class="embed-spacer">More importantly for Bowman and the Blackhawks, the duo has the team in contention for its fourth Stanley Cup in seven years, which would erase any doubt the Blackhawks are the newest dynasty in pro sports. </p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-currys-marvelous-life-2016-2" >STEPHEN CURRY: Here's a look at the marvelous life of the greatest basketball player in the world</a></strong></p>
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Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:00:00 -0500Cork Gaines
<p><span>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Tuesday.</span></p>
<p><strong>The best save you'll see this week.&nbsp;</strong>Chicago Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling is 6-foot-6, and he needed every inch in denying Nick Spaling's shot at what he thought was an empty net. Some circles are already referring to this as a candidate for save of the year. The Blackhawks went on to win 7-2 (via <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/watch-scott-darling-s--desperate--save-of-year-candidate--video-052419285.html" target="_blank">Puck Daddy</a>).</p>
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<p><strong>The United States women keep rolling</strong>. The US Women's National Team finished atop their&nbsp;group stage for Olympic qualifying with a resounding 10-0 win over Puerto Rico. The goal of the night came off the back heel of Kelley O'Hara that put the US up 4-0 at the half (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheCauldron/status/699426238100672512" target="_blank">via The Cauldron</a>).</p>
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<p><strong>Mike Santorelli with the that's-not-fair goal of the night</strong>. Early in the first period against the Calgary Flames,&nbsp;the Anaheim Ducks' Santorelli unleashed this nifty move, leaving one defender grasping at ice and the goalie without a chance. The Ducks went on to win 6-4.</p>
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Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:30:00 -0500Cork Gaines
<p><span>Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Friday.</span></p>
<p><strong>Mario Chalmers with the crazy winning shot.</strong>&nbsp;With 1:40 left, the Memphis Grizzlies trailed by five points. That's when Chalmers, starting just his fourth game of the season, took over. Chalmers scored the last seven points of the game, including this buzzer-beater after having the ball stripped from his hands on his first shot attempt. The Grizz won 103-101.</p>
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<p><strong>Jimmy Butler scored 53 points</strong>. Butler scored 53 against the Philadelphia 76ers, reaching the half-century mark at the end of the fourth quarter when he got clipped from behind on this jumper. The Bulls would still need overtime to beat the lowly 76ers 115-111.</p>
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<p><strong>So many saves</strong>. The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1. Corey Crawford had 39 saves for the Blackhawks, with seemingly half of those coming in this one sequence as he stopped one shot and three rebound attempts.&nbsp;</p>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:30:00 -0500Carolyn Thompson
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/563b83a19dd7cc1e008c77e5-3799-2849/gettyimages-493068462.jpg" alt="Patrick Kane" data-mce-source="Bruce Bennett/Getty Images" /></p><p>BUFFALO, New&nbsp;York &mdash; Prosecutors announced Thursday that they would&nbsp;not bring rape charges against Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane, citing a lack of credible evidence in a case "rife with reasonable doubt" and the accuser's decision to no longer cooperate in the investigation.</p>
<p>Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita said a three-month investigation found that physical and forensic evidence "tend to contradict" the accuser's claim that she was raped August 2 at Kane's off-season home outside Buffalo.</p>
<p>"The DNA results lend no corroboration whatsoever to the complainant's claim," said Sedita, who decided against presenting the case to a grand jury for possible charges. Sedita said the accuser, who is in her 20s, had recently signed an affidavit saying she did not want to press charges.</p>
<p>"The totality of the credible evidence &mdash; the proof &mdash; does not sufficiently substantiate the complainant's allegation that she was raped by Patrick Kane," Sedita said, "and this so-called case is rife with reasonable doubt."</p>
<p>Kane's attorney, Paul Cambria, said he was not surprised.</p>
<p>"I agree that the case is rife with doubt," Cambria told The Associated Press.</p>
<p>A person who answered the accuser's mother's cell phone hung up Thursday when contacted by The Associated Press. The accuser's lawyer, Roland Cercone, did not immediately return a message left seeking comment.</p>
<p>The decision ends a high-profile investigation that led to Kane's removal from the cover of a popular NHL video game and chants of "She said no!" and "No means no!" during a couple of early road games for the Blackhawks. He is one of the NHL's top young stars and has won three Stanley Cup championships in Chicago over the past six years, including last season.</p>
<p>Kane had said he did nothing wrong and expected to be absolved.</p>
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Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:52:00 -0400Jonathan Garber
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/56192524bd86ef1d5d8b5bbf-3538-2653/rts3tbr.jpg" alt="Islanders puck drop" data-mce-source="Reuters/Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports" /></p><p>The New York Islanders played their first regular-season home game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday, a 3-2 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.</p>
<p>The game marked the beginning of an era, but also the end of 43 seasons played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, a stretch that included four Stanley Cup championships.</p>
<p>We were on hand for opening night. Here is what we saw.</p><h3>The view of Barclays Center as you exit the subway.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Walking around the stadium, you can find Islanders memorabilia.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Fans can get their face painted.</h3>
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Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:12:42 -0400Cork Gaines
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/560582709dd7cc15008bd2b6-1531-1148/gettyimages-462082502.jpg" alt="Patrick Kane" data-mce-source="Gregory Shamus/Getty Images" /></p><p>Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita held a press conference on Friday to address the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-kane-investigation-evidence-bag-2015-9">evidence bag that mysteriously ended up in the possession of the mother of the woman</a> who accused Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane of sexual assault.</p>
<p>According to Sedita, the bag was not part of the evidence collected in the case and called the entire affair "an elaborate hoax," pointing the finger directly at the mother of the alleged victim.</p>
<p>"The last person seen with the brown paper bag on August 2, 2015, is the same person who reportedly discovered the brown paper bag at noon on September 22, 2015, that being the complainant's mother," <a href="http://www.wgrz.com/">said Sedita in a press conference aired by WGRZ</a>.</p>
<p>The mysterious evidence bag and how it came into the possession of the alleged victim's attorney was full of red flags from the start. As Sedita noted, "rape kits," (officially referred to as "sexual-assault kits") are a box and are never stored in a brown bag like the one presented by the attorney.</p>
<p>Rather, according to the district attorney, a bag was given to the mother of the victim at the time of the sexual-assault examination. It had been learned by investigators that the alleged victim had changed her shirt after the alleged assault and prior to the exam.</p>
<p>The bag was given to the mother to collect the shirt that was worn at the time of the alleged assault. According to Sedita, the mother left the hospital with the bag, and the shirt was eventually placed into evidence in a different bag provided by the investigating police department &mdash; a bag that differs from the one in question.</p>
<p>"We believe that a person, the complainant's mother, has engaged in an elaborate hoax," Sedita told the media.</p>
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<p>On Wednesday, attorney Thomas J. Eoannou, who was representing the alleged victim at the time, but who has since stepped down, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-kane-investigation-evidence-bag-2015-9">held a press conference and presented the evidence bag</a>. He claimed at the time that the bag had been found at the front door of the house of the victim's mother and that the bag had at one point contained the "rape kit."</p>
<p><span>"This evidence bag has been ripped open,"<span> Eoannou said at the time. "In my 30-years-plus of being both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, I have never seen an evidence bag outside of a police lab, a prosecutor's office, or a courtroom, let alone find one in the doorway of a rape victim's mother's home."</span></span></p>
<p><span>Eoannou went on to request an independent law-enforcement investigation into how the evidence bag supposedly ended up at the mother's house.</span></p>
<p>Sedita described the actions of the mother as "immoral," but he said that it appears that no law has been broken, noting that the mother was not under oath when she told the story to her daughter's former attorney.</p>
<p>Sedita was also emphatic that the bag in question never contained the rape kit and that the forensic evidence in this case has not been tampered with or compromised.</p>
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<p>No decision has been made yet as to whether Kane will be charged in this case.</p>
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:21:47 -0400Matthew Speiser and Associated Press
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/55c39abb371d22472c8bb636-5184-3456/gettyimages-475639290.jpg" alt="Patrick Kane" data-mce-source="Bruce Bennett/Getty Images"></p><p>The lawyer of a woman accusing Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane abruptly quit the case Thursday night, saying he's no longer comfortable representing the woman because of how her mother reported finding an evidence bag that once held the woman's rape kit.</p>
<p><span>Thomas Eoannou told reporters Thursday night that he doesn't believe the story he was told about how the bag was found. </span></p>
<p><span>Eoannou says he confirmed with prosecutors investigating the case that the bag is authentic.</span></p>
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<p>The reversal comes after police said Wednesday that the rape kit and the bag itself were handled properly. Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita planned a news conference Friday to talk about the case.</p>
<p>Eoannou previously said that the folded-up paper bag was found by the woman's mother in between her storm and front doors.</p>
<p>Eoannou says he's still confident in the woman's allegations against Kane.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kane-accusers-lawyer-stepping-down-2015-9#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gisele-bundchen-became-top-earning-supermodel-2015-9">How Gisele Bündchen became the highest-paid supermodel in the world</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-dna-2015-9Report: Patrick Kane's DNA not found in rape kit, no decision on whether he'll be chargedhttp://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-dna-2015-9
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:33:54 -0400Emmett Knowlton
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/560005fe9dd7cc24008bbb94-1804-1220/ap_478344659083.jpg" alt="Patrick Kane" data-mce-source="Joe Raymond/AP" /></p><p>DNA tests from a rape kit reportedly found no traces of Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane's DNA on the genitals or underwear of the woman accusing Kane of rape, <a href="http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/09/19/dna-test-results-spur-questions-in-kane-case/">four sources told the Buffalo News</a>&nbsp;Monday.</p>
<p>Kane is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-investigation-2015-8">under investigation for an alleged incident with an&nbsp;unnamed woman</a>&nbsp;in Hamburg, New York on August 2. No charges have been brought by the Eerie County police.</p>
<p>As the Buffalo News noted,&nbsp;the lack of DNA evidence does not necessarily prove that a sexual assault did not happen, and more factors than just DNA evidence will go into the investigation. Although Kane's DNA was not found in the rape kit, it was found on the woman's shoulder and her fingernails, two sources told the Buffalo News.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span>"The absence of DNA and semen, in itself, does not prove that there was no rape," Florina Altshiler, a Buffalo attorney who worked as a sex-crimes prosecutor in Alaska, told the Buffalo News. "It proves that there was no ejaculation, or possibly, that the perpetrator wore a condom."</span></p>
<p>Frank Clark, Eerie County's&nbsp;former DA, told the Buffalo News it was extremely rare for rapists to use condoms.</p>
<p><span>"If the vaginal swabs taken at the hospital show no sign of his DNA, that could very well exonerate him of rape," Clark told the Buffalo News.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Clark added that Kane's DNA found on the woman's shoulder and fingernails could possibly indicate a struggle of some sort.</p>
<p><span>"It could still be a serious matter for Kane, possibly some sort of assault or sexual misconduct, but that would probably be much less serious than a rape," Clark&nbsp;told the Buffalo News.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>The Buffalo News&nbsp;also reported that an off-duty police officer drove Kane and the woman from the bar to Kane's home on the night in question, further complicating the investigation.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span>Kane <a href="http://deadspin.com/patrick-kane-holds-disastrous-q-a-at-blackhawks-trainin-1731495819">addressed the media on Thursday</a> for the first time since&nbsp;news of the investigation. He told reporters he had done nothing wrong.</span></p>
<p><span>We have reached out to the Chicago Blackhawks for comment.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-dna-2015-9#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/ea-sports-takes-patrick-kane-off-cover-of-nhl-16-2015-8EA Sports takes Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane off 'NHL 16' cover following sexual-assault accusationhttp://www.businessinsider.com/ea-sports-takes-patrick-kane-off-cover-of-nhl-16-2015-8
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:09:13 -0400Scott Davis
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<p>EA Sports has taken Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane off the cover of "NHL 16" after a woman accused <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-investigation-2015-8">Kane of sexual assault</a> earlier in August.</p>
<p>Kane and teammate Jonathan Toews were supposed to appear on the cover together. But with the game due out September 15, and Kane in the midst of a police investigation, EA Sports dropped him from the cover. Kane has not been charged with a crime. </p>
<p>On Wednesday, EA Sports released a statement:</p>
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<p class="embed-spacer">We reached out to Kane's attorney, who declined to comment on the situation. </p>
<p class="embed-spacer">A <a href="https://www.change.org/p/ea-games-julie-ea-sports-lawrence-f-probst-chairman-of-the-board-of-directors-ea-sports-andrew-wilson-ceo-ea-katrina-strafford-vice-president-global-marketing-ea-chris-bruzzo-chief-ma-take-patrick-kane-off-the-cover-of-ea-sports-nhl-16">petition had also been filed</a> on change.org calling for EA Sports to drop Kane from the cover, stating, "The player chosen to appear on the cover becomes emblematic of the game itself, and by keeping Patrick Kane on the cover of NHL 16, EA Sports demonstrates that they stand behind him, regardless of his guilt or innocence."</p>
<p>Little is known about the allegation. <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/feed/new-details-emerge-in-allegations-against-nhl-star-patrick-kane-20150809">According to a report from the Buffalo News</a>, the woman, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-ap-source-kane-investigation-involves-woman-in-her-20s-2015-8">who's in her 20s</a>, said she had "bite marks on her shoulders and a scratch on her leg after the alleged attack." The two met in a nightclub in Buffalo, she said.</p>
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Sun, 09 Aug 2015 11:22:55 -0400Jonathan Garber
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/55c75ba2371d2223518bda8e-2800-2100/rtx14zc7.jpg" alt="Patrick Kane" data-mce-source="Reuters/USA Today Sports" data-link="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZYRFRMUA&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1282&amp;RH=843#/SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZYRFRMUA&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1282&amp;RH=843&amp;PN=2&amp;POPUPPN=103&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1O4SDITL" /></p><p>New details have emerged in the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-investigation-2015-8">investigation</a>&nbsp;into a woman's rape allegations against Chicago Blackhawks all-star Patrick Kane, <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/new-details-emerge-in-allegations-against-nhl-star-patrick-kane-20150809">the Buffalo News reports</a>, citing unnamed sources close to the investigation.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"<span>Sources with knowledge of the investigation said that the young woman who has accused the hockey superstar of rape had bite marks on her shoulders and a scratch on her leg after the alleged attack," Buffalo News reports.&nbsp;<span></span></span></p>
<p><span>The woman alleges that she met Kane at&nbsp;</span><span>SkyBar, a downtown Buffalo nightclub, before she&nbsp;and her friend accompanied him back to his gated-home&nbsp;in Hamburg, New York, sources told the Buffalo News.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>That's when the accuser says she&nbsp;went into another room of the house, where she alleges Kane "<span>overpowered her and raped her," sources told the Buffalo News.&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Kane has not been charged with a crime but has <a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/madhouse-enforcer/Patrick-Kane-Hires-Lawyer-for-Investigation-in-Incident-at-Buffalo-Home-321147621.html">reportedly hired a lawyer</a>. We reached out to his attorney and will update this post if we hear back.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span></span></span><span>Since Kane entered the league in 2007, his name has been in the news for&nbsp;his alleged off-ice behavior.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>In August 2009, he was <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-08-18/sports/0908171083_1_james-kane-cabdriver-arrest">charged with second-degree robbery</a> for allegedly beating and robbing a taxi cab driver over a dispute over a fare, the Chicago Tribune reported at the time. He&nbsp;ultimately pleaded guilty to&nbsp;noncriminal disorderly conduct, <a href="http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/13387040/patrick-kane-chicago-blackhawks-subject-police-investigation-new-york">ESPN reported</a>.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>In January 2010, on a team road trip to Vancouver, Kane, and other teammates, were pictured <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/patrick-kane-takes-a-sexy_n_439305.html">riding around the city in a limousine, partying with their shirts</a> off while accompanied by three fully clothed women. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>In May 2012, Kane was&nbsp;spotted in Madison, Wisconsin, <a href="http://deadspin.com/5909246/reconstructing-patrick-kanes-drunken-weekend-in-madison?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&amp;utm_source=deadspin_facebook&amp;utm_medium=socialflow">drunkenly celebrating Cinco de Mayo</a>.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>There is no denying Kane is one of the most talented players in the National Hockey League. Taken as the first pick overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, <a href="http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474141">Kane has tallied 205 goals and 352 assists in 576 career games</a>. He has helped lead the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups in the the past six years (2010, 2013 and 2015). <a href="http://capgeek.org/patrick-kane-nhl-salary-contract-history/">Kane's contract</a> will pay him $13.8 million in the upcoming season. &nbsp;</span></p>
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